good evening. royal officials have insisted that prince charles remains politically neutral , following a report that he has strongly criticised government plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda in central africa. an unnamed source told the times newspaper that prince charles has described the policy as appalling and said he was more than disappointed by it. the first flight carrying asylum seekers to rwanda is due to leave on tuesday. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. as prince of wales, his interventions over the years have led to accusations of meddling. charles is now moving ever closer to the throne. so this morning s headlines suggesting he has taken a stand on the highly sensitive political issue of the government s refugee policy are potentially problematic. 10,000 migrants have arrived in britain in small boats so far this year. the prince is said to have described the government plan to send some to rwanda as appalling . charles s comment
you. officials for prince charles insist he is politically neutral after reports he s made controversial remarks about the government s asylum policy. the prince is said to have described as appalling the government s plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. ministers say the rwanda policy will discourage people from crossing the channel in unsafe boats the first flight is due to leave on tuesday. brazilian police searching for a britishjournalist and his colleague in the amazon say they ve found possible human remains. ministers long awaited food strategy is due out next week a leak suggests there ll be no new taxes on salt and sugar in processed products. and father and son roger and bradley stockton are killed while racing at the isle of man tt five people have died at this year s event. good evening. royal officials have insisted that prince charles remains politically neutral following a report that he has strongly criticised government plans to send some
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Now on bbc news, thursday in parliament. Hello again, and welcome to thursday in parliament. Sport and gambling the government under pressure to break the link. Too many times ive listened to heart wrenching grief of a partner, a sibling or a parent whose loved one has taken their own life. The minister for sport says hes angry and hints he could hit the beautiful game in the pocket. Weve committed over £500 million in terms of grassroots football, and i can assure my right honourable friend that that will very much be on my agenda next week when i meet with the fa. Also in this programme, a moment of history as the withdrawl agreement bill clears the house of commons. The ayes to the right, 330. The noes to the left, 231. And it may look like the fa cup draw, but its even more important than that. Clerk assistant, would you please draw the first number . All that to come and more, but first, should football matches be broadcast on gambling websites . Mps say a deal struck by the Foot